Ridgefield Park

Ridgefield Park
Paulison-Christie House
Location in New Jersey
Ridgefield Park
Basic data
Foundation :	1685
State :	United States
State :	New Jersey
County :	Bergen County
Coordinates :	40 ° 51 ′  N , 74 ° 1 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 51 ′  N , 74 ° 1 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	12,665 (as of 2006)
Population density :	2,814.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	5.0 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 4.5 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	18 m
Postal code :	07660
Area code :	+1 201
FIPS :	34-62940
GNIS ID :	0885368
Website :	www.ridgefieldpark.org
Mayor :	George D. Fosdick

Ridgefield Park is a city in Bergen County , New Jersey , United States . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 12,873 has been registered.

geography

The city's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 51'26 "north latitude and 74 ° 1'27" west longitude.

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​5.0 km ² , of which 4.5 km ^{2 is} land and 0.5 km ² (9.90%) is water.

history

The National Park Service has a house in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for Ridgefield Park (as of December 24, 2018), the Paulison-Christie House .

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 12,873 people, 5,012 households, and 3,242 families in the city. The population density is 2,873.0 inhabitants per km ² . 78.20% of the population is White, 4.10% African American , 0.22% Native American , 7.85% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 6.50% from other races, and 3.09% mixed race . 22.24% are Latinos of various origins.

Of the 5,012 households, 29.7% have children under the age of 18. 49.7% of them are married couples living together, 11.2% are single mothers, 35.3% are not families, 29.6% are single households and 9.5% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 .56, the average family size 3.24.

22.4% of the population are under 18 years old, 7.2% between 18 and 24, 34.4% between 25 and 44, 23.1% between 45 and 64, 12.9% older than 65. The average age is 37 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 91.5, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 88.6.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 51,825 and the median income for a family is $ 62,414. Males have a median income of $ 44,507 versus $ 35,217 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 24,290. 6.7% of the population and 4.7% of families live below the poverty line, of which 6.9% are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 7.5% of people are over 65.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed December 24, 2018.